Local content, IBM aids Kenya’s digital village project, Cape Town Broadband Infrastructure project

Goodluck Jonathan’s social media success, securing peace of mind in the cloud, another year, another carrier pigeon race, IE9 launches, offline Wikipedia for Africa

News about the Nigerian hard drive market, TLD, and IXP

Ten months ago, I summarized a handful of archival Western news stories on the subject of Internet penetration in Africa. Generally speaking, in the mid-’90s, there was great hope that Africa’s economic and social woes would be cured by ICT in a matter of years. Many felt that …

COMESA summit on science & tech, Microsoft’s plans for Kenyan education, West African broadband

SA ADSL prices, Kigali’s rapid growth, Somali’s Diasporan online political culture